Zulma Sarah (Tovar Pardo) Tovar Spinoza MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Epilepsy Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi, TX
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3533 S Alameda StSte 503Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone+1 361-694-5900
Fax+1 361-808-2808
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Summary
- Dr. Zulma (Tovar Pardo) Tovar Spinoza is a neurosurgeon based in Syracuse, NY, with subspecialties in brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. She graduated from the University of the Andes School of Medicine in 1993. Her areas of expertise include hydrocephalus, neurosurgical oncology, primary brain tumors, pediatric neurosurgery, and spinal dysraphism. She has been involved in several publications, including studies on laser ablation for epilepsy and brain tumor treatments, and has contributed to research on ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection reduction and treatment outcomes in pediatric brain tumors.
Education & Training
University of the Andes School of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2025 - 2026
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsA rare occurrence of an epithelioid glioblastoma in a pediatric patient: case report and review of the literature.Timothy Beutler, Satish Krishnamurthy, Zulma Tovar-Spinoza
Child's Nervous System. 2021-08-04 - 37 citationsA prospective multicenter study of laser ablation for drug resistant epilepsy - One year outcomes.Patrick Landazuri, Jerry J. Shih, Eric C. Leuthardt, Sharona Ben-Haim, Joseph S. Neimat
Epilepsy Research. 2020-09-22 - 60 citationsLaser Ablation of Abnormal Neurological Tissue Using Robotic NeuroBlate System (LAANTERN): 12-Month Outcomes and Quality of Life After Brain Tumor Ablation.Albert H. Kim, Steven Tatter, Ganesh Rao, Sujit S. Prabhu, Clark C. Chen
Neurosurgery. 2020-09-01
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Hebrew
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